Bangkok vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$424	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$721
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	46
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 9% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5912th and 6322nd ($958 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 1890th and 5937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$3800

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758